Alexander McQueen: Genius of a Generation

well, 5 stars because it's the first serious work about the Master after his death... the quality of paper and photos is excellent! but... it has no reflections on his MEN collections, only women's... don't know why... maybe Kristin Knox decided that they were not so "genious" as women's... BUT it's still a must have for all fashionistas around the world who were touched by the TRUE GENIOUS OF A GENERATION! GOD SAVE MCQUEEN!!!

My daughter chose this as her prize giving prize (she got it for art!) and she has been glued to it ever since and getting lots of inspiration from the lovely, big pictures and photographs. Very happy girl. We looked at some others but the pix were not as big or as lovely. This one is perfect.

I bought this book as a gift and the recipient was over the moon with it. Had a flick through before I gave it away and it is a stunning book.

Class book x

McQueen "Genius of a generation", written by fashion journalist and blogger Kristin Knox, is a stunning visual and informative collection of British fashion designer Alexander Lee McQueen's best work, dating from 1969 -2010. The book also gives an insight into his past, and how he became an icon in the fashion industry as well as his untimely death in February 2010. Born in March 1969 in London's east end, McQueen was the youngest of six children. His talent for fashion design began at a young age and he felt an outsider at school and at home. Once leaving school, McQueen had various apprenticeships where he took on skills that gained him a reputation in the fashion world later on. In 1992 McQueen completed a postgraduate course at Central St Martins where he met friend, and mentor, Isabella Blow. He was the head designer at the Givenchy label for five years before starting his own labels Alexander McQueen and McQ. His daring and imaginative designs often caused controversy like the 'bumster' trousers shown in his Spring/ Summer 2001 collection. As well as his designs McQueen was well known for his unconventional and theatrical runway shows like the lifesize hologram of Kate Moss for his Fall/Winter 2006 show. He has won the british designer of the year award four times over his career. His famous clientelle include Sarah Jessica Parker, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Being a huge fan of McQueens work i was eager to read this book. In my opinion this is one of the best books i have had the pleasure to read in a long time. Although i already knew a lot about Alexander McQueens work this book gave me insight into his life before becoming a designer, as well as what inspires his collections (his re-occuring reference to birds). What i loved most about the book was seeing the development of his work over time and how he has maintained his reputation as a world renowned fashion designer. Author Kristin Knox has described the images in such detail that you feel as if you were the designer. Published by A & C Black, and 128 pages long, the book is easy to read and extremely high quality. From the paper and breathtaking runway photographs to the well presented pages. The cover of the book shows a full bleed eyecatching image of a piece from his Fall/Winter 2009 collection.The title font is simple and elegant but the name of the author Kristin Knox is not very visible because of it's dark colour, on a dark background. The introduction to the book tells us about McQueens life, from his childhood and how he became a success, to his death and how it effected the fashion world. Page 19 shows a large image of moving tribute messages to the late designer at London Fashion Week. The rest of the book shows images and detailed descriptions of his best pieces; from 1995 to 2010. The conclusion is a detailled account of McQueens last show for Fall/Winter 2010. The opposite page shows a large image of McQueen closing his spring summer 2010 collection, the last before he passed away. Though the book was interesting, i felt that it was missing some important elements that could improve it, such as original sketches of his designs, quotes from people who he worked with throughout his career and more details and images from past collections. I also found that the book had missed out some collections including 'Walking on Water' Spring/Summer 1997 and the 'Golden Shower' Spring/Summer 1998. This is a stunning book of good value, high quality and is a great addition for every fashion lovers book collection. Highly recommended.

fab

brilliant book would recommend

Absolutely stunning book!

molto interessante, ben stampato e ben scritto. seppur non di grosso spessore, trovo descriva molto bene il lavoro del designer.

I just got back from seeing the McQueen exhibit at the Met. It was so beautiful, I knew I wanted more McQueen, anything. I'm so glad I didn't pay attention to the negative reviews. This book is a great companion book to the Met catalog. It's fun seeing the dresses on living people, and the photos are nice and clear and the quality of the paper is just fine. The color saturates nicely on it. Plus there were lots of outfits I hadn't seen before, that were not in the Met exhibit. Maybe someday there will be a Big coffee table book that will make all us McQueen fans happy. For now, this book, in addition to the Met book, makes me very Happy :)

Ce n’est pas un livre, c’est une œuvre d’art. Il faudrait le feuilleter pour en comprendre la force. Ce livre est un des indispensables si l’on aime le créateur Alexander McQueen, le plus grand selon moi, parti trop tôt hélas ...

尖った分かりやすさが一つの感性として表現されたイギリスを代表する服飾であり、それを支える技術の高さも伝わります。この時代の美意識の一つと理解しつつ、私自身は共感できるものではないことが確認できました。☆5つは逆説的評価です。

Ich habe dieses Buch für eine damalige studien Freundin gekauft, da Alexander McQueen einer unserer lieblings Modedesigner war. Das Cover hat mich am meisten angesprochen, deshalb fiel meine Wahl hierauf. Und wie sich herausgestellt hat, eine sehr gute. Ich hab mir das Buch selbst nur kurz angeschaut und es dann verschenkt. Leider konnte ich es nicht länger genießen, diese wundervollen Kreationen zu betrachten und darin zu versinken. Es sind sehr gut ausgewählte Bilder in Top Qualität. Meine Empfehlung an jeden McQueen liebhaber! Ich selbst werde mir auch nochmal ( endlich ) eins für den Eigengebrauch kaufen.